Uriah Heep discography

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Uriah Heep discography
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Uriah Heep live (2011)
Studio albums25
Live albums20
Compilation albums41
Video albums18
Singles33
UK: 27

Over the years, the British hard rock [1] band Uriah Heep has released 25 studio albums (of original material), 20 live albums, 41 compilation albums, 27 UK singles (33 worldwide) and 17 videos. The band's best selling album is Sweet Freedom , which was released in 1973 and its worldwide sales are more than 6 million copies. Uriah Heep's progressive/art rock/heavy metal fusion's distinctive features have always featured massive keyboards sound, strong vocal harmonies and (in the early years) David Byron's operatic vocals. [2] [3] Twelve of the band's albums have made it to the UK Albums Chart ( Return to Fantasy reached No. 7 in 1975) [4] while of the fifteen Billboard 200 Uriah Heep albums Demons and Wizards was the most successful (No. 23, 1972). [5] In the late 1970s the band had massive success in Germany, where the "Lady in Black" single was a big hit. [6] [7] With Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin, Uriah Heep became one of the top heavy metal and hard rock bands of the 1970s.

Contents

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[8]
AUS
[9] [10]
CAN
[11]
GER
[12]
AUT
[13]
SWI
[14]
NOR
[15]
SWE
[16] [17]
US
[18]
FIN
[19]
JPN
[20]
1970 ...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble
(titled Uriah Heep in the U.S.)
  • Released: June 1970
  • Label: Vertigo, Mercury
1584221861441
1971 Salisbury
  • Released: January 1971
  • Label: Vertigo, Mercury
1931103347
Look at Yourself
  • Released: September 1971
  • Label: Bronze, Mercury
391611149315
1972 Demons and Wizards
  • Released: 19 May 1972
  • Label: Bronze, Mercury
2014225895823128
The Magician's Birthday
  • Released: November 1972
  • Label: Bronze, Mercury
2862275931143
1973 Sweet Freedom
  • Released: 3 September 1973
  • Label: Bronze, Warner
1819512921333245
1974 Wonderworld
  • Released: June 1974
  • Label: Bronze, Warner
23263172338576
1975 Return to Fantasy
  • Released: 13 June 1975
  • Label: Bronze, Warner
722832132985874
1976 High and Mighty
  • Released: June 1976
  • Label: Bronze, Warner
55664842116127
1977 Firefly
  • Released: February 1977
  • Label: Bronze, Warner
1763516621
Innocent Victim
  • Released: 27 November 1977
  • Label: Bronze, Warner
441513
1978 Fallen Angel
  • Released: September 1978
  • Label: Bronze, Chrysalis
1810186
1980 Conquest
  • Released: 22 May 1980
  • Label: Bronze
373311
1982 Abominog
  • Released: 5 February 1982
  • Label: Bronze, Mercury
34523056
1983 Head First
  • Released: 6 November 1983
  • Label: Bronze, Mercury
465619159
1985 Equator
  • Released: 6 November 1985
  • Label: Portrait, Columbia
79
1989 Raging Silence
  • Released: 6 November 1989
  • Label: Legacy, Enigma
26
1991 Different World
  • Released: 6 November 1991
  • Label: Legacy
1995 Sea of Light
  • Released: 6 November 1995
  • Label: HTD
8729
1998 Sonic Origami
  • Released: September 1998
  • Label: Eagle, Spitfire
2008 Wake the Sleeper
  • Released: 6 November 2008
  • Label: Sanctuary
5555
2011 Into the Wild 3258422931
2014 Outsider
  • Released: 6 June 2014
  • Label: Frontiers
32561728
2018 Living the Dream
  • Released: 14 September 2018
  • Label: Frontiers
57101852828
[24]
2023 Chaos & Colour
  • Released: 27 January 2023
  • Label: Silver Lining Music
73410540
[25]
60
[26]
16
[27]

Live albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[8]
AUS
[9]
AUT
[13]
FIN
[19]
GER
[12]
JPN
[20]
NOR
[15]
SWE
[17] [28]
US
[18]
1973 Uriah Heep Live
  • Released: April 1973
  • Label: Bronze, Mercury
23185582231037
1986 Live in Europe 1979
  • Released: 30 June 1986
  • Label: Raw Power, Castle
Live at Shepperton '74
  • Released: 10 November 1986
  • Label: Castle
1988Live in Moscow 1987
  • Released: 1988
  • Label:
1996Spellbinder Live 1994
  • Released: 8 December 1996
  • Label: Spitfire
1997King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Uriah Heep in concert 1974
  • Released: 21 May 1997
  • Label: King Biscuit Flower Hour
2000Future Echoes of the Past
  • Released: 27 February 2000
  • Label: Classic Rock Productions
2001 Acoustically Driven
  • Released: 2 June 2001,(recorded 2000)
  • Label: Classic Rock Productions
Electrically Driven, live 2001
  • Released: 22 May 2001
  • Label: Classic Rock Productions
2002The Magician's Birthday Party
  • Released: 5 February 2002 (recorded 2001)
  • Label: Classic Rock Productions
2003Live in the USA
  • Released: 6 November 2003
  • Label: Classic Rock Productions
2004Magic Night
  • Released: 6 November 2004,(recorded 2003)
  • Label: Classic Rock Productions
2010Official Bootleg Series Vol. 1: Live at Sweden Rock Festival 2009
  • Released: February 2010
  • Label: Ear Music
2010Official Bootleg Series Vol. 2: Live in Budapest, Hungary 2010
  • Released: October 2010
  • Label: Ear Music
2010Official Bootleg Series Vol. 3: Live in Kawazaki, Japan 2010
  • Released: March 2011
  • Label: Ear Music
2011Official Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Live in Brisbane, Australia 2011
  • Released: September 2011
  • Label: Ear Music
2011 Live in Armenia
  • Released: September 2011
  • Label: Ear Music
2012Official Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Live in Athens, Greece 2011
  • Released: March 2012
  • Label: Ear Music
2013Official Bootleg Series Vol. 6: Live at the Rock of Ages Festival 2008
  • Released: July 2013
  • Label: Ear Music
2015Live at Koko – London 2014
  • Released: February 2015
  • Label: Ear Music

Compilation albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUT
[29]
FIN
[19]
GER
[12]
NOR
[30]
SWE
[31]
US
[18]
1976 The Best of Uriah Heep 847145
1985Anthology
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Parlophone / Elektra
1986Anthology Volume One
  • Released: April 1986
  • Label: Legacy
1988Collection
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Legacy
1989The Collection
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Castle
Ironstrike: 14 Rock Hard Hits
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Avanti
Milestones
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Castle
1990Still 'eavy Still Proud
  • Released: April 1990
  • Label: Legacy
Two Decades in Rock
  • Released: June 1990
  • Label: Essential
1991Echoes in the Dark
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Elite
Rarities from the Bronze Age
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Sequel
1993 The Lansdowne Tapes
  • Released: July 1993
  • Label: Parlophone, Elektra
1994Lady in Black
  • Released: 21 November 1994
  • Label: Parlophone, Elektra
1996A Time of Revelation (4-CD box set)
  • Released: May 1996
  • Label: Essential
The Best of ... Part 1
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Essential
1997The Best of ... Part 2
  • Released: April 1997
  • Label: Essential
1998Classic: An Anthology
  • Released: 15 September 1998
  • Label: Parlophone, Elektra
2000Easy Livin'
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Delta
Travellers in Time
  • Released: February 2000
  • Label: Essential
2001Blood on Stone
  • Released: March 2001
  • Label: Castle
Empty the Vaults: The Rarities
  • Released: June 2001
  • Label: Castle
Come Away Melinda: The Ballads
  • Released: June 2001
  • Label: Castle
Remasters: The Official Anthology
  • Released: 28 October 2001,Remasters features new re-mixes, alternate versions en re-recordings of classic Heep material from 1970 to 2001, recorded by the band line-up of 2001
  • Label: Parlphone, Elektra
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Uriah Heep
  • Released: 10 November 2001
  • Label: Parlophone, Elektra
2002The Very Best of Uriah Heep
  • Released: May 2002
  • Label: Sanctuary
Between Two Worlds
  • Released: 30 June 2002
  • Label: Parlophone, Elektra
2003The Very Best of Uriah Heep
  • Released: March 2003
  • Label: BMG Camden
The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: July 2003
  • Label: Parlophone, Elektra
1114
2004Revelations
  • Released: February 2004
  • Label: Union Square Music
Rainbow Demon: Live & in the Studio 1994–1998
  • Released: April 2004
  • Label: Parlophone, Elektra
2005Chapter & Verse
  • Released: 27 February 2005
  • Label: Capitol
2006The Very Best of Uriah Heep
  • Released: February 2006
  • Label: Capitol
Easy Livin': Singles A's & B's
  • Released: 22 May 2006
  • Label: Capitol
2007Loud Proud & Heavy: The Best of Uriah Heep
  • Released: 5 February 2007
  • Label: Parlophone, Hollywood
2009 Celebration – Forty Years of Rock
  • Released: 6 November 2009
  • Label: Edel
99
2009The Definite Spitfire Collection
  • Released: November 2009
  • Label: Store for Music
2010On the Rebound; A Very 'eavy 40th Anniversary Collection
  • Released: May 2010
  • Label: Sanctuary
The Uriah Heep Collection
  • Released: October 2010
  • Label: Brunswick
2011Wizards: The Best Of
  • Released: August 2011
  • Label: Parlophone, Atlantic, Sanctuary
2012Logical Revelations
  • Released: January 2012
  • Label: Store for Music
2015 Totally Driven
  • Released: 12 November 2015
  • Label: Uriah Heep

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionCertificationsAlbum
UK US GER NZ NOR AUS FIN CAN SWI DEN NL
1970"Gypsy"28...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble
"Wake Up (Set Your Sights)" [upper-alpha 1]
1971"Lady in Black"5166Salisbury
"High Priestess"
"Look at Yourself"334Look at Yourself
1972"The Wizard"34868Demons and Wizards
"July Morning" [upper-alpha 2] Look at Yourself
"Easy Livin'"391575152595Demons and Wizards
"Spider Woman"14The Magician's Birthday
1973"Sweet Lorraine"91
"July Morning" (Live) [upper-alpha 1] Uriah Heep Live
"Love Machine" (Live) [upper-alpha 2]
"Stealin'"91401923
  • RMNZ: Gold
Sweet Freedom
"Dreamer" [upper-alpha 2]
"Seven Stars" [upper-alpha 3]
1974"Something or Nothing"45625Wonderworld
1975"Prima Donna"310Return to Fantasy
"Return to Fantasy"34
1976"One Way or Another" [upper-alpha 4] High and Mighty
"Make a Little Love" [upper-alpha 5]
1977"Wise Man"Firefly
"Sympathy"3713
"Free Me"93188Innocent Victim
1978"Love or Nothing"36Fallen Angel
"Come Back to Me"40
1979"One More Night" [upper-alpha 6]
1980"Carry On"Conquest
"Feelings"
"Love Stealer"Non-album single
1981"Think It Over"
1982"On the Rebound"Abominog
"That's the Way That It Is"106
1983"Lonely Nights"85Head First
"Stay on Top"76
1985"Rockarama"Equator
"Poor Little Rich Girl"
1989"Hold Your Head Up"Raging Silence
"Blood Red Roses"
1991"Different World" [upper-alpha 6] Different World
1995"Dream On"Sea of Light
1998"Heartless Land"Sonic Origami
2001"Lady in Black" (Live)Acoustically Driven
2011"Nail on the Head"Into the Wild
2014"One Minute"Outsider
2018"Grazed by Heaven"Living the Dream
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Notes

  1. 1 2 released in the US
  2. 1 2 3 released in Japan
  3. released in the Netherlands
  4. released in the UK
  5. released in Norway
  6. 1 2 released in Germany

Video albums

YearTitleFormat
1985Easy Livin' – A History of Uriah HeepVHS
1989Raging Through the SilenceVHS
1990Live LegendsVHS
GypsyVHS
1995Live in Moscow (Japan only)VHS
2000The Legend ContinuesVHS/DVD
2001Acoustically DrivenVHS/DVD
Sailing the Sea of LightVHS/DVD
2002The Magician's Birthday PartyDVD
Moscow and Beyond...DVD
2003Live in the USADVD
2004Magic NightDVD
The Ultimate AnthologyDVD
Classic Heep Live from the Byron EraDVD
Rock LegendsDVD
2005Between Two WorldsDVD
2006The Live BroadcastsDVD
2010Live in ConcertDVD
2013One More Night: Collectors RaritiesDVD
2015Live at Koko – London 2014DVD

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